GREENBURGH, N.Y. — It’s time to trade that Big Mac for a kale smoothie.
That, in essence, was the message that Knicks coach David Fizdale gave Dennis Smith Jr. after he benched him in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The two met for a lengthy conversation Saturday morning that centered upon the need to get in better shape. Smith apparently took the criticism in a proactive way, producing both his best game of the season on Sunday and then making a date to go grocery shopping with the team’s nutritionist on Monday afternoon.